Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2000
Latest action. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2000 - Prohibits any person from sending an unsolicited commercial electronic mail (e-mail) message unless the message contains a valid and legitimately obtained e-mail address, conspicuously displayed, to which a recipient may send notice of a desire not to receive further messages. Prohibits a person from sending other unsolicited commercial e-mail messages more than ten days after receiving a notice to discontinue. Prohibits any person from sending such messages with a false or misleading transmission address or false or misleading routing information. Prohibits a person from selling, distributing, or possessing software primarily designed to falsify message transmission or routing information and having limited commercially significant purposes other than such falsification. (Sec. 5) Authorizes an Internet service provider (ISP) to decline to transmit such messages to its subscribers without compensation from the sender. Holds harmless an ISP for any action taken to block the transmission or receipt of such messages, or for the retransmission of such messages as an intermediary without knowledge that the transmission violates this Act. (Sec. 6) Prohibits a person from using or disclosing domain name registration data if: (1) such use violates policies of that registrar that are clearly posted on its website; and (2) the data is used for transmitting or enabling the transmission of unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail. Holds harmless (with limitations) a registrar that fails or refuses to disclose such information on good faith that the information would be used to perform a prohibited act. (Sec. 7) Outlines procedures for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) notification of alleged violators concerning the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail. Requires such notification to: (1) direct the person to discontinue further transmissions of such e-mail; (2) direct the person to immediately delete the e-mail addresses of such recipients from its directories or mailing lists; and (3) prohibit the person from transferring a mailing list that contains such addresses. Provides for enforcement of such requirements. (Sec. 8) Directs the FTC to enforce this Act in the same manner as an FTC trade regulation. (Sec. 9) Authorizes any ISP adversely affected by a violation under this Act, or a State on behalf of its residents, to bring an enforcement action in the appropriate district court. (Sec. 12) Directs the FTC to report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of this Act in preventing or reducing the volume of unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail; (2) enforcement actions taken; and (3) the need, if any, for Congress to modify this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on May 11, 2000. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on May 11, 2000: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 106th Congress (1999-00), 580 of the 9,158 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 6.3 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
CONRAD BURNS (R-MT) introduced it on May 11, 2000, and 4 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 4 Democrats.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 11, 2000, 9618 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 9618 days ago, on May 11, 2000.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 106th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2001 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers